The FDA approved the Pfizer COVID-19 jab for those 16 and older. Now to be known as Comirnaty, the FDA says the shot proved effective in a clinical trial of some 44,000 people. FDA’s acting commissioner Dr. Janet Woodcock, stated, “As the first FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine, the public can be very confident that this vaccine meets the high standards for safety, effectiveness, and manufacturing quality the FDA requires of an approved product. While millions of people have already safely received COVID-19 vaccines, we recognize that for some, the FDA approval of a vaccine may now instill additional confidence to get vaccinated.” That confidence may signal mandates, according to the US Surgeon General.

US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy told “Fox News Sunday” that moving the Pfizer vaccine from “emergency” to “full approval” would make mandates more appealing. He said there are universities and businesses that have been considering putting in vaccine requirements in order to create a safer workplace and learning environment. He said, “I think this announcement from the FDA would likely encourage them and make them feel more comfortable in putting some requirements in place.”

Public health officials are agreeing with the FDA that the benefits of the newly-approved Comirnaty drug far outweigh the risks. But these same officials, along with the media, ridicule and censor those who disagree.

FDA warnings and precautions included: increased risks of myocarditis and pericarditis, particularly within 7 days following the second dose. The observed risk is higher among males under 40 years of age than among females and older males. The observed risk is highest in males 12 through 17 years of age. Information is not yet available about potential long-term sequelae [A pathological condition resulting from a disease; A secondary consequence or result].

The most commonly reported adverse reactions were pain at the injection site, fatigue, headache, muscle pain, chills, joint pain, fever and injection site swelling. Available data on COMIRNATY administered to pregnant women are insufficient to inform vaccine-associated risks in pregnancy. There is NO mention of death risk in the 20-page FDA document.

The FDA does not address the efficacy of the vaccine dropping precipitously after a few weeks.

Bloomberg reported Sunday:

“Vaccinated people appear to be getting the coronavirus at a surprisingly high rate. But exactly how often isn’t clear, nor is it certain how likely they are to spread the virus to others…. There’s growing concern that vaccinated people may be more vulnerable to serious illness than previously thought….

Tom Frieden, a former director of CDC and the head of the nonprofit Resolve to Save Lives, responded: “We have to be humble about what we do know and what we don’t know.”

But that is just the problem—Scientists and Politicians alike don’t seem humble enough to follow the science that is right before their eyes.

Christ said in Matthew 24:4, “Take heed that no man deceive you.”

It may mean life or death.

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In what some are describing as the worst foreign policy blunder in decades, President Joe Biden mustered up all the fortitude he could, stepped in front of the American people, and blamed everybody but himself for the Afghanistan crisis.

He blamed the previous president. He blamed the Afghan military. He blamed the Afghan government for its reluctance to allow a preemptive US evacuation. After blaming everyone else, Biden reminded himself and others that, “I am the president of the United States and the buck stops with me.” His address was so fraught with blame and contradictions, however, that the only conclusion can be that Biden bungled the whole thing, with huge consequences for the future.

He said, “My national security team and I have been closely monitoring the situation on the ground in Afghanistan and moving quickly to execute the plans we had put in place to respond to every constituency, including — and contingency — including the rapid collapse we’re seeing now…. We were clear-eyed about the risks. We planned for every contingency.”

Then he contradicted that claim by saying, “The truth is: This did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated.”

This is an admission that he and his security team totally misread the situation and failed to respond as the terrorist Taliban moved through Afghanistan and conquered all the cities that American troops fought, died, and were maimed for life to secure.

Biden blamed President Trump, saying he inherited the Trump peace deal for a May 1 US troop withdrawal. Biden said that “The choice I had to make, as your President, was either to follow through on that agreement or be prepared to go back to fighting the Taliban in the middle of the spring fighting season. There would have been no ceasefire after May 1. There was no agreement protecting our forces after May 1. There was no status quo of stability without American casualties after May 1.”

Biden failed to admit that he pushed back the withdrawal beyond May 1. Trump’s agreement was to fully withdraw troops in exchange for the Taliban to not attack American forces and cut ties with al-Qaeda.

Biden obviously didn’t have the grit to stand up to the Taliban that was central to Trump’s strategy. And the Taliban knew Biden would be a pushover.

Reports are that the Taliban has freed al-Qaeda terrorists from the prisons and has seized extremely valuable US military assets that were left behind because of Biden’s botched retreat. Already, the Pentagon is “reassessing” the terrorist threat due to Biden’s blunder.

Biden’s botch has ripple consequences across the world for the balance of power. China, Russia, and Iran now know that Biden does not have the courage to defend the interests of the United States and its allies. Israel and European allies now know they can’t count on Biden.

Proverbs 29:12 says, “If a ruler hearken to lies, all his servants are wicked.”

If a leader believes his own lies, there are consequences as in Ephesians 5:6: “Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things comes the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.”

May the Lord have mercy on us all.

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